Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain lashed out at Jeb Bush in a blistering op-ed published Monday, saying he did better in his losing 2012 run than Bush has been able to do in 2016. Yet for all the money theyve invested $26 million on television ads alone theyve yet to see a substantial return.
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At a campaign appearance in Waterloo, Iowa, on Tuesday evening, Bush told supporters: “Should I be elected president, I would have my vice president – I think she will be a great partner”.
Some Bush allies suggested those efforts had to pay off with improved numbers in preference polls in November.
Bush says he’ll be spending a lot of time in New Hampshire, where he is now running far behind Trump in the polls.
Bush’s team has a Florida feel including Al Cardenas, the former chairman of the American Conservative Union (ACU) and the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), as well old family hands like former U.S. Sec. of Commerce Don Evans who served in President George W. Bush’s Cabinet.
Bush aired his first TV ad in New Hampshire in September in a message that needled “self-promoters” who had jumped ahead of him in polls.
Preston resident Mark Bormann says he’s open to voting for bush, but thinks some are put off by his campaign strategy.
“Donald Trump is a really capable politician”, Bush said.
Asked whether he would support Trump if he wins the GOP nomination, Bush said he’s confident that the more voters “hear of him, the less likely he’s going to get the Republican nomination”. “And to judge from the polls, 94.5 percent of Republican primary voters agree with me”, Cain added.
Said Craig Duchossois, a devoted financial backer from Chicago, “I continue to be concerned”. Its a volatile field.Officials at Right to Rise, the Bush super PAC, are taking an even longer view. However, within a matter of a few weeks, he proved he was more than that.
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When asked whether Trump should apologize for suggesting that Muslims living in the United States should be tracked, Bush said he doubted Trump would ever apologize for anything. He is truly showing his expertise in the issues that affect us all.
